Palaeopitus inducts new members
The 20 new members of Palaeopitus, a group of seniors that advises the College President and Dean of the College, were inducted in a ceremony last night.
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The 20 new members of Palaeopitus, a group of seniors that advises the College President and Dean of the College, were inducted in a ceremony last night.
Sitting in his office in Cummings Hall, surrounded by no fewer than three computers, Engineering Sciences Professor George Cybenko is perfectly at ease prophesying the future for students and even the U.S. Military.
Former New York City Public Schools Chancellor Ramon Cortines spoke last night to a crowd of more than 80 people in 3 Rockefeller Center about the public's responsibility in educating the country's children, particularly urban students.
A total of four bicycles were reported stolen from the River Cluster and the Asian Studies Center on North Main Street sometime after 9:30 p.m. Monday night, and the total could rise as more cases are reported.
New Hampshire Governor and ex-officio Dartmouth Trustee Jeanne Shaheen attended lunch with the Board of Trustees on Friday afternoon in an attempt to familiarize herself with the College and involve herself in higher education in the state.
This weekend's Board of Trustees meeting will feature an interesting twist -- an appearance by New Hampshire Governor and ex-officio Trustee Jeanne Shaheen. It will be the first time Shaheen meets her fellow Trustees since her election last November.
The itchy rash virus that afflicted more than 50 percent of Dartmouth students Fall term is likely to remain unidentified, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
The New Hampshire State liquor commission has ordered Murphy's restaurant on Main Street to pay a $1,000 fine for serving beer to four people who were 20 years old. Half the penalty will be waived if there are no additional violations this year.
While many seniors are scrambling to solidify their post-graduation plans, the recently announced winners of the James B. Reynolds Scholarship for Study Abroad and the Keasbey Scholarship will soon have the opportunity to do everything from research in China to study Middle Eastern politics and play water polo in Europe.
Hanover and campus police are currently investigating two separate break-in incidents that occurred over interim -- a forced entry into the Sphinx senior society's tomb and an foiled break-in at Woodward residence hall.
Richard Hovey of the Class of 1885 wrote that Eleazar Wheelock founded the College with "a bible and a drum and 500 gallons of New England rum."
Dartmouth has always prided itself on its reputation of a small liberal arts college, so it is therefore surprising to find many courses with more than 100 enrolled students. Even more surprising, though, are students' high opinions of the large classes.
Despite the recent financial woes of Apple Computers, including a reported loss of $120 million in the 1996 October to December fiscal quarter, Dartmouth Computing Services officials say the College will continue to be a predominantly Macintosh campus.
Students will be able to browse the Organizations, Regulations and Courses book on the world wide web later this year, and they may be able to skip registering in person at Alumni Hall due to advancements in putting College resources on-line.
The College's Board of Trustees voted this weekend to raise undergraduate tuition by 4.8 percent from $21,846 to $22,896, for 1997-98 academic year -- marking the lowest rate of increase in tuition since 1966.
Students who frequent the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts have recently been treated to a rather extraordinary sight -- world-famous ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, who has been spotted at the Hop several times over the past few days, usually eating lunch.
In an epic battle of good vs. evil yesterday afternoon, the dragon killed the knight in the center of the Green.
Throughout his distinguished career in public education, New York City Public Schools Chancellor Rudy Crew has made it a point that every child has equal educational opportunities.
New York City School Chancellor Rudy Crew gave a public lecture last night to a packed 105 Dartmouth Hall about the ways the city school system is currently failing its children and how the system could be reformed.
While long-existing Foreign Study Programs in departments such as government, history and religion remain tried and true, the English FSP in Trinidad is undergoing some growing pains following a rocky first offering last term.